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Photographer:
DeCorse, Christopher R.  Search this
Collection Photographer:
DeCorse, Christopher R.  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Ghana
Ghana
Ghana
Date:
1985
Scope and Contents:
Ritual festival of "Akwasidae"; procession of the paramount chief to the shrine; Sept. 22, 1985. Akwamfie Festival Trip to Akwamfie in the Shai Hills (Turn left after Adomi Bridge) with Eugene M. Schaeffer, Cultural Affairs Officer, USIS, and Karie Nabinet (Sociologist). The date on the slide is JAN 85.
Local Numbers:
GH 1-5 G 0 GHA 1.5 CDC 85
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Ritual and celebration -- Photographs  Search this
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Identifier:
EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0005
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Christopher DeCorse photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d72b950b-ad34-4c83-a69c-76ceeceb5e8f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1993-028-ref511